By Gordon McCraw, Meteorologist for the Tillamook County Pioneer Well Tillamook, I hope you like rain…you have a couple of fronts and some post-frontal showers coming, then next week a trough of…
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OBITUARY: Karen Lee Williams – Oct. 11, 1941 – Nov. 4, 2023
OIOpublisher Karen Lee (Lyster) Williams, age 82, passed peacefully in her sleep on Saturday, November 4, 2023 at the Samaritan Evergreen Hospice House in Albany. She is survived by her two sisters,…
Low meat yield testing to delay commercial Dungeness crab season until at least Dec. 16
NEWPORT, Ore – Pre-season testing shows Dungeness crabs are too low in meat yield in some ocean areas, delaying Oregon’s commercial season until at least Dec. 16. Targeted to open Dec. 1,…
Pancake Breakfast at the Bay City Arts Center November 19, 9 am to Noon
Bay City Arts Center is holding a Pancake Breakfast, a legendary community event Sunday, November 19th from 9am to Noon. This is a great opportunity to visit the current artists of the…
OBITUARY: Gary Albright – November 22, 1949 – November 3, 2023
“Just tell them I am out of town.” These are the words Gary told his family for years to use as his death notice. A generous, humble, and private man, Gary wanted…
Tillamook PUD Board of Director Position Opening
The Tillamook PUD Board of Directors currently has a Board Member vacancy for the Director position representing Subdivision 1*. The Board is seeking an interested individual for this role. Applicants interested in…
Neskowin Moving Forward to Protect Watershed, Water Supply with Purchase of Key 80 Acres, Working Toward Preserving Entire 1,200 Acre Watershed
TILLAMOOK COUNTY—The Neskowin Regional Water District has completed the first phase in a long-term vision of acquiring part of the Hawk Creek Watershed surrounding the community’s drinking water source. In early November,…
TILLAMOOK FOREST CENTER FINAL PROGRAMS BEFORE WINTER CLOSURE
The Tillamook Forest Center is preparing for its annual winter closure starting on November 27, 2023 through March 6, 2024. After a three year closure, this first year back has been full of lots of adventures and…
Manzanita Mayor Deb Simmons Submits Resignation Nov. 13; Call for Applications for Mayor Position Available Nov. 20th
November 13, 2023 TO: Manzanita City Attorney, Manzanita City Council and the City Manager CC: Manzanita Citizens and supportors As an educator, my journey into politics was enlightening. Initially, I studied municipal…
GORDON’S UPDATE: Weather 11/16/23 – Pattern Change Coming, After Couple Dry Days
By Gordon McCraw, Meteorologist for the Tillamook County Pioneer So, we continue to see a blocking ridge of high pressure to the northwest, and the cutoff low pressure area to the southwest…